WILD LIFE ACROSS THE WORLD 



scenery here was beautiful ; away in the distance in 

 front of us the Aberdare Mountains, and behind my 

 camp Kenia rearing its jagged, snow-capped peaks 

 with the clouds clearing away. A wonderful picture 

 ending a wonderful day. We all turned in early 

 very tired. 



When we trekked again I could not sit on a horse 

 and was carried on my bed. We ran into rhino, but not 

 getting our wind he went off. We lost touch with Cole, 

 as my progress was slow, and I found the heat intense. 

 Crossing a most appallingly dreary plain with the sun 

 blazing down on us we lost our way. This is easy 

 when you get a mirage. Three Somalis were with me, 

 and whilst I called a halt they galloped in different 

 directions, until one of them reported that he had 

 found a part of the safari. 



I was glad to be on the move again, but decided 

 we were never coming to the end of the trek. About 

 three o'clock we picked up another part of the safari 

 and also found a pool of water, or rather of liquid mud. 

 I decided to camp there for the night, feeling very 

 bad with a temperature of 104° F. The Somalis went 

 off to find Cole, and returned to say he was not far 

 away camped against nice water. I then trekked in 

 the dark and had a terrible time of it — half deUrious, 

 but too far gone to worry, even when rhino were 

 sighted or when the carriers stumbled beneath me. 



My spearman, Ero, had gone to find a Masai kraal 



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